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Google Street View blurred the face of a cow to protect its privacy — Quartz

In 2008, Google began blurring people’s faces in Street View, a component of Google Maps that shows panoramic imagery of streets, to protect their privacy. Apparently, the search giant is serious about bovine privacy too. This week, an anonymous cow caused quite a stir after its face was blurred by Google. David Shariatmadari, an editor…